User-Centred Design

User-Centred Design

1. Client Interview - Mrs Ellis

   • Modern-looking, cool colours
     • A modern aspect to the design re-enforces the contemporary feel that the new science building provides for the college.
     • Cool colours are psychologically soothing and tend to create calm and quiet mood and encourage concentration. In essence these colours are shades of blues, greens and purples.
     • Incorporating natural light
       • More windows
       • Skylight to ensure privacy
   • Bigger desks/more shelving/photo copier/whiteboard/noticeboard
   • Space
     • Personal space
     • Filing space
     • Meeting space (with couch and table)
   • Food facilities (kitchen area)
   • Toilet - walking a mile (sometimes in the rain) wastes time and decreases productivity

2. Client Needs

   • Utilising a building grant to Genesis Christian College for the improvement of the Industrial Technology department's staffroom facilities.
     • Growth and development of department
     • Extra desk for a teacher aide
     • Bench space with cupboards underneath
     • Sink facility
     • Small lounge for parent/teacher interviews, to eat lunch away from desks, etc
   • A selection of designs drawn simply (using bubble diagrams) for a variety of options for the client - designs must be logical and easy to understand
   • Genesis colour scheme could be utilised to allow for a sense of ownership/belonging to the target audience

3. Target Audience

   • Designing for Industrial Technology teachers and teacher aides/presenting to Head of Secondary, the Principal and I.T. staff
     • Staff
       • Mrs Ellis: has worked at the College for apprximately 6 years
       • Mr Walker: has worked at the College for approximately 2 years
       • My Lusty: has worked at the College for approximately 1 year
       • Skill level/technical ability of these target audience members will allow them to comprehend advanced drawings and sketches: if greatly technical drawings are made, the drawings should be presented to this group
     • Head of Secondary: Mr Martin
     • Principal: Mr Barker
     • Head of Secondary and Principle may have a limited knowledge of technical drawings and their ability to interpret these sketched may be restricted: this will affect the types of drawings by ensuring each drawing is relatively simplistic

4. Design problem

   • Staffroom requires
     • Another teacher aide desk
     • Bench space with cupboards underneath
     • Sink facility
     • Small lounge
   • May need to remove existing walls